Recognition and correction of global organizational errors.

Portfolio introduction essay\nPlease write a concise easy of approximately 300 words in which you argue for why you think you have successfully meet the WST requirement as demonstrated by your work in this class. This is a thesis driven essay, and you want to use your own development as a writer in the class as your evidence of what you learned, e.g., noting grades does not explain how you developed as a writer. You want to give specific examples of how you developed, including what you learned, as a writer. I am not allowed to give you feedback on this essay, but I can answer general questions while you are working on it.\nReview your work in our class this quarter and note places you have developed as a writer; this information will help you as you compose your portfolio introduction. Your essay should focus on how your work in our class prepared you to fulfill the WST and, when your work is considered in its totality, e.g., your portfolio, your work demonstrates how you have fulfilled WST requirement.\nIt should go without saying, but you may not use (recycle) and essay you have written for a previous class including English 3000, 3001, and 3003 if you are retaking English 3003. Any previous writing you have done in other classes will not explain what you have learned in our class. In short, as is the case with all work in our class, do not plagiarize, including from yourself, in the portfolio essay, all the other essays, and any work in our class. Feel free to reread the syllabus sections on plagiarizing and recycling. As always, I am here if you have any questions.\nPortfolio introduction essay: This is an essay that introduces the portfolio and argues that you should pass the University Writing Skills Requirement. It is thesis driven, and the evidence mentioned must relate to the work you have done in our class, although you may choose to include other information such as personal history. You will not receive teacher input or comments on this essay except for an explanation of the requirement and a general discussion of this type of essay. This requirement will help maintain fairness for all students. This essay is an important element of the portfolio and should be approximately 400-500 words.\n———————————————–\nFollowing are some topics you may wish to cover in your essay; while you will not be able to cover everything, please consider addressing one skill in each of the three main focus areas:\n1. Reading and writing proficiency within the discipline, to include the following skills:\na. summary of a text\nb. analysis of a text\nc. evaluation of a text\nd. formulation of an argument\ne. use of persuasion in a written argument\nf. development and elaboration of ideas in paragraph form\n2. Research skills will include the following:\na. your ability to document sources\nb. your ability to present your findings\nc. your ability to format your paper properly\nd. your ability to avoid plagiarism\n3. The ability to self-edit will include the following skills:\na. revision with an emphasis on audience awareness\nb. recognition and correction of global organizational errors\nc. recognition and correction of grammatical errors at the sentence and paragraph level